Coupons?

I am trying to get buy each month on a small grocery budget ($200 just for food stuff). All the web sites I go to say to clip coupons. Well, we bought a paper (Temple Daily Telegram) last weekend and I couldn't find a single coupon worth clipping!! What the heck?! Where are all these people finding such great deals? All I have is HEB and Walmart to shop at and HEB is where I get the food. I try to use the coupons already in the store. I have found that many coupons are for name brand items which even with the coupons are more expensive than the generic I usually buy! ARGH!!! Please help! Should I get an Austin paper just for the coupons? That's an expensive paper and I don't want to get it unless it will pay off. Thanks.

PS--I am already tired of pizza, Ramen and Mac N Cheese. I am gaining weight lately as well since the cheap foods are so unhealthy (the yummy cinnamon rolls I made didn't help either.)

All Moved In!

We have now been in our new place for a week! We absolutely love it. Alex loves his new downstairs playmates (a bit older than him) and the step stool in the kitchen.

I still have a few boxes left that need unpacking, but they are Patrick's and he has not had time yet to do them being that he is at work 12 hours a day. Poor thing. I love having such a small place. It fits me to a "T"-minimal things and easy to keep clean even with Alex throwing rice on the floor.

And off we go. . .

Patrick and I found an apartment in Temple! We are moving out of our parents' house next weekend, March, 12. We are very excited to have our own place again, though the grandparents are going to miss seeing the little one each day. The expenses of moving always surprise me. You would think that after moving so many times I would know it all by now. Oh well.

Alex went sailing last week and had a blast! The first time on the boat, he was timid and clung on to me the entire time. This time, he walked around carefree and happy. (Even when heeling over!) He made his Grandpa very proud!!! Will show pictures soon.